New Horizons Training and Education Blog

Two days before Christmas feels different.

The rush is mostly over.
The deadlines can wait.
The inbox is quieter — not empty, just softer.

It’s that small window where the year hasn’t ended yet, but it has already loosened its grip on you.

And that moment matters more than we think.

Calendars suddenly have space. Meetings are postponed with a casual “let’s pick this up in January.” Emails slow down, and even the busiest workplaces seem to breathe a little. It’s not that work disappears — it simply loses its urgency.

Every Christmas we do the same thing.

We decorate.
We eat too much.
We promise ourselves that:

“Next year will be different.”

In today’s business world, projects rarely fail because of lack of effort.
They fail because there is no unified structure, no common language, and no clear methodology.

Deadlines slip.
Budgets get out of control.
Teams miscommunicate.
Responsibilities become unclear.

And the cost?
Not just financial — but reputational.

This is where PRINCE2® (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) makes a measurable difference.

Every November, the world turns into one big sprint:

🛒 85-inch TVs
🍳 Air fryers
🎧 Headphones
📱 Phones that look exactly like last year’s model

All bought in a rush, because:

“It’s on sale! It’s now or never!”